The biggest value that Employee Self-Service brings to a company includes the relief from some of the administrative work that comes with working in the Human Resources Department, as well as putting the accuracy of the information into the hands of the person who knows their information best, the employee. While the opening up of this information may be scary at first, with proper training and data integrity audits you can make Employee Self-Service one of the most valuable tools you can provide to your employees.

Despite local economic obstacles and a volatile global economy, the most common objectives for Australian business owners in 2012 in terms of clients and revenue are to strengthen customer relationships and expand business development activity, according to Business Monitor research released today by MYOB.

The processes of make-to-order and make-to-stock are similar at first sight but there are some important differences that have implications for your choice of ERP systems. This article explores the process for both manufacturing environments, and draws some conclusions on what this means for your business system.